So I read #Flamer last week, one of the books recently banned in Cobb, and read it in one sitting. It's sweet and funny and carries a powerful message for #GayTeens trying to find themselves and their way in the world. And it's beautifully illustrated.

It's #AntiBullying and active #SuicidePrevention.

I'm not really buying why they claim they wanted it removed from the shelves: my conclusion was that they were motivated by #homophobia.

#BannedBooks
#BookBans

What's developmentally inappropriate is not the book but the general pattern of removing all healthy representation of gender-queer and Black kids from the curriculum and the school library.